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SLO medical marijuana advocates prevail

Written on 7 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 4-1 to table a proposed law to ban mobile medical marijuana and outside pot cultivation on Tuesday. Last year, the city received several complaints about a medical marijuana growing operation in the backyard... (Continue reading)

Lompoc foster mother arrested for child abuse

Written on 6 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Lompoc police arrested a 37-year-old woman last week for physically abusing a boy she was raising as a foster child. [KEYT] A week ago, Santa Barbara County Child Welfare Services received a tip about physical abuse of a 9-year-old boy... (Continue reading)

Assault with a deadly fork?

Written on 6 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Paso Robles police boarded an Amtrak train Saturday and arrested a passenger for stabbing another traveler with a fork. Amtrak operators called the police around 5:30 p.m. Saturday after a fight broke out on a northbound train headed for Paso... (Continue reading)

Body of UCSB student found on Isla Vista beach

Written on 5 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A bicyclist spotted the body of a 20-year-old UCSB student lying on a beach beneath an Isla Vista cliff Sunday morning. [KEYT] Emergency responders arrived shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday and ruled Sierra Markee-Winkler dead at the scene. Investigators are... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court gives public prayer a blessing

Written on 5 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

The Supreme Court gave limited approval on Monday to public prayers at public board meetings, citing a New York community’s history of religious acknowledgment in the legislature. [CNN] In a 5-4 ruling, the justices ruled that confined to specific circumstances,... (Continue reading)

SLO considering ban on pot delivery services

Written on 5 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday afternoon in which it will consider a ban on medical marijuana delivery services. Last year, the city received several complaints about a medical marijuana growing operation in the... (Continue reading)

First case of deadly MERS virus reported in the U.S.

Written on 3 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first U.S. case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Friday. [Reuters] The rate of infections in Saudi Arabia, where MERS was first discovered in 2012, have been on... (Continue reading)

Seven injured in skirmish at Atascadero State Hospital

Written on 2 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Four employees and three patients of Atascadero State Hospital were injured in an altercation Tuesday. Officers arrested the three patients and transported them to the San Luis Obispo County Jail. At about 8:30 p.m., two patients tried to provoke other... (Continue reading)

Marx, Cal Poly ask bars not to open before graduation

Written on 2 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

A longstanding tradition of outgoing Cal Poly students drinking downtown on the morning of their graduation ceremonies may soon come to an end if bar owners fulfill a request made by Mayor Jan Marx and a university administrator. On April... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes car into SLO home

Written on 2 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A man allegedly driving while intoxicated crashed a vehicle into a house in San Luis Obispo on Thursday afternoon. Brandon Paulson was driving a station wagon northbound on Hollyhock Way around 2 p.m. when he reached a dead-end and failed... (Continue reading)